The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-05

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Rapid Increase in the Value Of Prop
erty at Americus-A Negro Boy
shoots His Companion at Ellaville-
A Crowd at the Depot at Madison
Waiting 70 Lynch Morris.
GEORGIA
Douglass Hall. one Of the landmarks Of
Augusta Is being demolished.
William y. Pendergrass. a prominent
citizen of Monroe, died Monday.
Brunswick now has a wholesale dry goods
house with a drummer on the road.
The Goodyear artesian well water at
Brunswick, is said to have cured several
people Of weak eyes
A negro woman with A beard fully an
inch in length. attracted considerable atten-
ton on the streets Of Americas Sunday.
A postoff1ce will be established at DeSoto,
on the Americas. Preston and Lumpkin
railroad, this week, with w. H. Chappell
as Postmaster
Augustus Mayor thinks that the wires
now being strung in that city will be dan
gerouS if they come in contact with person
or property when charged with electricity
and the City Council will take action 10 re-
move the danger.
The United States governments snag
gee. at Lumber City. This makes five boats
that have been constructed at Lumber City
IN the last two years. The river Is 50 low
that steamboating has been suspended for
the present.
At EllAville two very small negro boys
had fight on Sunday night, near the edge
of town, during which one of them got hold
of an old musket and planted bullet behind
The ear of the other The ball penetrated to
q 1f or hint :
particular spot is not considered vital one,
where Sambo is concerned it will hardly
prove fatal in this instance. Both boys were
under ten years of age.
At Macon day or so ago, NJ Lob, who
now lives on Second street was seen going
down Mulberry street. He was accosted by
Nrs. Machold as he passed her store, and
asked where he was going. He replied that
he was on his way TO dinner. She then
called his attention TO the fact that he had
moved few weeks ago to his new home on
Second street. By force Of habit he was
going TO the old homo where he had lived for
almost twenty seven years.
Brunswick Adrertiser-A ppe1I. We are
Informed that the government duty on the
ship load Of iron now unloading at the East
Tennessee dock. Is only Sl7. 800 Now Just
why the United States should pay ST 300
extra On that much iron we can't see We
have beds of iron and coal in abundance,
and furnaces on every hand. with superb
bundance Of idle labor, then why should
English steel rails be made $l7 300 cheaper
on the cargo than American.
At Americas about six months ago, a
property owner offered for sale house and
lot for 81 ,05O but failed to find purchaser,
Since that time, however, the owner has
disposed Of one-half the lot for 81 200 and last
week refused 81 800 for the remaining por-
ton. Another ins1A~1s Two weeks ago a
gentleman b.. Ss' a vacant lot-leSs than
an acre-for ixs In ten days thereafter
he actually reT-.-a an offer of 81 200 for the
same property, upon which not a dollar Of
improvements Of any kind had been made.
John Phillips, a well-to-do farmer Of
DeKalb county, residing only few miles
from Decatur, was shot and killed Saturday
IN the celebrated Ben Smith district of
Gwinnett county. Phillips left his farm
Friday afternoon late, in his wagon, on his
way to Ben Smiths district. for the purpose
OF attending to some business. 1t is reported
that when he reached the district he had
difficulty with some men, and that one Of
them, man by the name of Booth, shot
him with a rife, infiicting a wound that
caused his death.
II is very likely that Gov Gordon will
take some action in regard to closing the
executive offices of the State on next Mon
day. He himself has an appointment to
ing on Monday afternoon, and the depart
ment will probably be closed The matter
has not yet been decided upon, but mas
much ar there is no good reason why it
should not be done, there is every proba-
bility that the State House departments will
do as everything else will do on the occa-
Sion, temporarily close in honor of the
Piedmont Exposition.
The State Supreme Court met at Atlanta
Monday in no oil Of
Justice Bleckley presiding and Associate
justices Blandford and Simmons on the
bench. Immediately after calling the court
to order Chief Justice Bleckley, in feeling
manner, alluded 10 the death of the late
Associate Justice Hall, and appointed the
following COMMITTEES to prepare suitable me
mortal upon hisdeath: Hons. r. H. Clark, w.
A. Lotion, r. j. Lanier, Howell Cobb, D. A.
Vason, James u. Russell, c. c. Kibbee H.
Clay Foster, Joseph E. Brown, r. p Trippe,
A. VI. Speer, w. w. Montgomery, r. F.
Lyon, Henry r. jackson, G. l.. Bartlett,
Joel A. Billups, J. NJ. DuPree, J. W. Wal
ton, George w. Jordan, A l.. Miller. The
court at once proceeded to work, and a
number Of cases were disposed Of.
A large crowd of earnest looking people,
numbering probably five hundred, com
posed largely of negroes, and all thoroughly
armed, awaited the arrival Of the down
train at Madison Monday night Ii had
bcen ruinored that Aleck Morris, who muir
dered his father -in-law Saturday night, had
been captured at Decatur and would be
brought TO Madison. The whole neighbor-
hood is very much wrought up over the
deed and sanguinary measures are feared
should he be taken. He has not, up to the
latest information, been caught, and is still
IN the woods, followed by several posses, one
headed by Sheriff Hillsman and led by
blood hounds from Powell e. Davenports
convict camp. 1t is the general belief that
he will never reach town, but will be
melted the speedy Judgment of Judge Lynch
should his capture be effected by any of his
pursaers. The home of his mother is sur
rounded by party OF men who expect the
murderer to make an effort to see his
mother before leaving for parts unknown.
Morris wife, whom he stabbed in the
b east, is expecte to recover with careful
nursing The old woman, the mother of
the wounded girl, will die, it is thought, as
her wind-pipe was severed by the terrible
cash that she received in the throat.
Charley Schiller, the slayer of Dick
Lester, is on trial at Atlanta. On
Sunday, July "A last Charley SCHUYLER,
p negro convict employed at the Chatta-
hoochee brick yard Killed fellow prisoner
named Dick Lester. Lester was about p
years of age, and had been sent up from
Dccnee county for fifteen years, having
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